Vido caved.
I came home from work last night and vido siad “we” had a new toy. He got the new ipod shuffle. I couldn’t believe it! He has always giving me a hard time for running with music… He was pretty funny last night setting it up. Just in case you don’t know, I’m the tech person in the house.
Congratulations Love! Now you’ll know why we all love our ipods.
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Mack turns 21!
For our Nephew’s 21st birthday he had a party at a bowling ally. It was fun and the kids had a blast!
The kids had my camera most of the time, so you can see their views.
Happy Birthday Mack!
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I love a parade
Little Laguna beach has had the Patriots Day Parade every March for the past 43 years, and we always joke that half the town is in it and half watches. That was true for our family. Finnegan walked with the boys and girls club, and I walked along with him. Vido, Quinn and her buddy, Whitney, watched the parade from our usual spot. The parade is probably one of the shortest parade routes, it starts at the high school on Park, goes downhill, (thankfully) and ends by city hall. Finnegan was every excited to be in the parade, but knew he would miss out of the candy that gets tossed out. His sister and Whitney did share their loot.
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Big Bear
Over presidents weekend we went up to Big Bear with the Harts. There was so much snow the front road was closed, so we had to take the back way again. Once we got up there, it was a winter wonderland. It was quiet on the side of town that we stayed, and it was away from the ski resort. There was still plenty to do with sleding and exploring as well as just hanging out.
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Sugar Cookies- Best Ever
What you need:
2 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup of sugar
2 eggs
3/4 cup butter
2 tsp vanilla
Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, vanilla. Add flour salt and baking powder.
Roll out dough in-between wax paper. After you roll out the dough put it back in the fridge for about 1/2 hour. I usually roll out two or three sheets, then pull out what I need and put the rolled out dough back in the refrigerator until I need it.
Bake for 11 minutes at 350 degrees.
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Dancing Quinn
Quinn started dance with two of her friends from Montessori and is loving it. The first week she was so tired, she came home and slept until bedtime, then she was up until 11pm. That was fun for me. Last week was better.
Check out our little Ballerina Photos
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New kitty feels at home
Sleepy Kitty
Auntie Valerie called before Christmas and asked if we wanted a new kitty, after some discussion and talks of needing a photo, we decided to take the kitten site unseen. Orange, I mean Stewart, opps, now Molly, turned out to be a wonderful addition to our family. Nala, our slightly older cat of a year and a half, has accepted Molly into the family. They chase each other around the house, usually at 3am, but all is well.
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Kids portrait
My neighbor, Ellen, is an amazing artist. I had her paint this portrait of my kids for a Christmas gift for my husband. He loved it, and of course I am thrilled with it as well. Finnegan wanted to take it to show and tell at school, but we nixed that idea. I provided her photos of my kids and she was able to take them from separate photos and put them beautifully together in one custom painting.
If you want to get one of your kids check out her web site.
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Beautiful Day!
We took the kids and their new bikes to Balboa Island and across the ferry. It was a beautiful day, a bit cold, but clear and sunny. It felt like vacation.
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Christmas Present
A friend of Valerie, my sister-in-law, found this cute little guy in the rain last week. He decided it needed a home and we were it. He has had many names, but Orange Stewart seems to be sticking. Nala doesn’t seem to mind too much, and for the most party they are getting along. What a fun Christmas present.
Thanks Auntie.
xxoo
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